DR. WOODMAN’S TIPS FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR HEALTH ON ALL LEVELS

WELLNESS OVERALL STATE OF HEALTH,

WHOLENESS PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL,

SOCIAL & SPIRITUAL WELL BEING

NOT MERELY THE ABSENCE OF DISEASE

HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

CONCERNED WITH HOW BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND CULTURAL FACTORS ARE INVOLVED IN HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF ILLNESS.

SPECIALITIES:

PERSONAL HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL & GLOBAL

HEALTH SPIRITUAL HEALTH

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE

INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD IN MEDICINE

INTEGRATES BIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE MODEL

PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY

BRIEF HISTORY FIRST ERA: GERM THEORY Focus was on disease treatment

SECOND ERA: DISEASE PREVENTIONFocus was more on prevention

THIRD ERA: LIFESTYLE MODELFocus on individual empowerment &

wholeness

MODERN MOVEMENT: Both/And Paradigm

SPECIALIZATION & HOLISTIC MODELS MIND/BODY DUALISM & UNITIVE

APPROACH TREATMENT & PREVENTION ALLOPATHIC & NATUROPATHIC

MODELS MEDICINE & PSYCHOLOGY (Interdisciplinary)

YOUR PHYSICAL WELL BEING NUTRITION & VITAMINS EXERCISE, FRESH AIR/SUNSHINE PROPER HYDRATION REST & DEEP SLEEP HEALTHY SEXUAL EXPRESSION/SAFE

SEXUAL PRACTICES (Handout) BODY WORK (massage, yoga, martial arts,

physical therapy, body dialogue etc.) LISTEN TO YOUR BODY FOR

GUIDANCE

ROUTINE PHYSICAL EXAMYOUR PHYSICIAN CARDIOVASCLAR DIGESTIVE ENDOCRINE/IMMUNE NERVOUS RESPIRATORY MUSCULAR SKELETAL REPRODUCTIVE CIRCULATION SKIN

VITAMIN PROFILE EXAMPLE: VITAMIN D MINERALS HYDRATION HORMONE LEVELS

YOUR SOCIAL WELL BEING

FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIPS LOVE AND INTIMACY SENSE OF BELONGING IN COMMUNITY SERVICE TO OTHERS SENSE OF GLOBAL CONNECTION ENVIRONMENTAL

AWARNESS/CONNECTION TO NATURE

YOUR EMOTIONAL WELL BEING and IQ

IDENTIFY YOUR FEELINGS EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS MANAGE YOUR EMOTIONS EMPATHY FOR OTHER PEOPLE MANAGE STRESS & CONFLICT PRACTICE APPRECIATION

YOUR MENTAL WELL BEING

MINDFULNESS & ACCOUNTIBILITY FOR THOUGHTS & BELIEFS

POSITIVE THINKING SKILLS SENSE OF MEANING & PURPOSE CARE & EXERCISE OF YOUR BRAIN CREATIVITY & PROBLEM SOLVING LOGICAL REASONING AND RATIONAL

THOUGHT PROCESSES

YOUR SPIRITUAL WELL BEING

SENSE OF ETHICS & MORALITY SENSE OF MYSTERY, SOMETHING

GREATER THAN SELF SPIRITUAL PRACTICES (prayer,

yoga, meditation, ritual, rites of passage)

VALUES CLARIFICATION

SPIRITUAL HEALTH

CULTIVATING VIRTUE, CHARACTER STRENGTHS & POSITIVE ESTEEM

LOVE, COMPASSION, FAITH, HOPE, PATIENCE, COURAGE, KINDNESS,FORGIVENESS, ACCEPTANCE, PEACE & SO FORTH (Refer to List of Virtues)

VOCATIONAL WELLNESS

MATCHING TALENT WITH WORK DEVELOPING HEALTHY WORK ETHIC CULTIVATING SELF CARE PRACTICES COMMUNICATION SKILLS SETTNG BOUNDARIES BALANCE WORK & LEISURE

YOUR AESTHETICAL WELLNESS

NATURE MUSIC & ART THEATER & DRAMA DANCE HOBBIES EXPERIENCING THE GOODNESS &

BEAUTY OF LIFE

KEY TO GREAT HEALTH

KNOW YOURSELF FOLLOW YOUR GUIDANCE